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Bolbitis quoyana

A widespread lowland fern of Malesia and the western Pacific, found from the Philippines and New Guinea to Queensland, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Bonin Islands, mostly below 500 m. Like its relatives it creeps on rocks and forest floor in shady, wet places, often near streams. Grow it warm, shaded and constantly moist.

Bolbitis quoyana
Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in lowland rainforest, typically on shaded rocks, stream banks and moist forest floor. This is inferred from the genus, which is strongly tied to wet, shady stream margins.

Recorded at 0–1800 m, with a median of 150 m (184 records). It is mainly a lowland plant.

PhilippinesIndonesia (Java, Sulawesi, Maluku, Lesser Sunda Is.)New Guinea and Bismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsVanuatuSamoaAustralia (Queensland)Japan (Ogasawara and Kazan Is.)Marianas

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.